“Maren is a consummate professional, dedicated to offering evidence-based products and passionate about the topic of graduate level career development. She has been a true partner with me in supporting the full range of service for students -- both in-person and based at our institution, as well as available online through the BeyondProf and Beyond Grad School platforms. Without reservation, I would recommend Maren for any client relationship or partnership undertaking.”
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Odds Are, Your Doctorate Will Not Prepare You for a Profession Outside of Academia
Chronicle of Higher Education
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Succeeding Outside Academy : Career Paths beyond the Humanities, Social Sciences, and STEM Edited by Joseph Fruscione and Kelly J. Baker
University of Kansas Press
See publicationEssay contributed: How to Move Beyond the professoriate
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How Administrators Can Help PhD Students Prepare for Non-Faculty Careers
Chronicle of Higher Education
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The PhD's Guide to a Nonfaculty Job Search
Chronicle of Higher Education
See publicationFor most Ph.D.'s, the nonacademic labor markets are shrouded in mystery: Where do I look for jobs? How do I meet people if I don't have contacts outside academe? Did I just waste the past eight years of my life on this doctorate when I should have been earning an M.B.A.? Ill-equipped to manage a nonfaculty job search, many new Ph.D.'s struggle to find openings relevant to their interests and skills. This article provides advice to help you energize your job search.
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The Many Careers of History PhDs
American Historical Association
Earning a doctoral degree in history presents a range of choices, starting with questions about where and what to study, and how to pay for the effort. Too often those choices have to be made with a significant amount of guesswork as to their potential outcomes. As part of the American Historical Association’s assessment of careers for history PhDs, the authors of this study undertook a detailed analysis of the current employment held by 2,500 history PhDs, all of whom earned their degrees…
Earning a doctoral degree in history presents a range of choices, starting with questions about where and what to study, and how to pay for the effort. Too often those choices have to be made with a significant amount of guesswork as to their potential outcomes. As part of the American Historical Association’s assessment of careers for history PhDs, the authors of this study undertook a detailed analysis of the current employment held by 2,500 history PhDs, all of whom earned their degrees between 1998 and 2009.
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Who Prepares Humanities PhDs for the Nonacademic Search?
Chronicle of Higher Education
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What Doors Does a PhD in History Open
Chronicle of Higher Education
See publicationA look at the versatile career options pursued by doctoral recipients in history at four universities.
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